Haglöfs
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 8 sources
Swedish outdoor brand selling jackets, hiking clothing and footwear.
Haglöfs makes its outdoor clothing, footwear and packs in seven countries, with about 50% in Vietnam and 20% in China, and publishes its supplier list.
Also worth knowing
It has proven a living wage for only part of its supply chain.
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Why it's graded On Track
- Not met: Meets 5 of 6 Good requirements.
- Working towards a living wage. That's enough for On Track, but Good needs proof that workers are paid one.
- Met: No red flags.
- Checks its own supply chain. Haglöfs looks for problems in its own supply chain and publishes what it finds. It found forced labour in 2023 and forced labour in 2025 and is fixing them, so they don't count against the grade. Fair Wear also found unpaid or underpaid wages in 2023, which it's fixing. They're listed below under Confirmed issues.
Good requirements 5 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: working towards one (proven for only part of its supply chain)
- Met: Respects worker rights
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings it isn't fixingIts own checks found forced labour, which it is fixing. That's listed below and doesn't count against the grade.
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listPublishes its supplier list
- Met: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeOnly in a few products: cotton
Red flags 0
None counted. Problems it found itself and is fixing are listed below.
| Star | Awarded for |
|---|---|
| Gives workers a real voice |
Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Accreditations 1
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Haglöfs's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
Jackets & coats, Pants & trousers, Shorts, T-shirts, Knitwear, Activewear, Shoes, Boots, Bags & backpacks: On Track, the same as Haglöfs overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
Holding one? Scan its barcode for an estimate that uses its care label or ingredients.
Where it's made
Vietnam has the largest share, 50%. China is next, at 20%.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 50% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| China | 20% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Cambodia | 12% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Indonesia | 11% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Laos | 5% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Türkiye | 1% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| Portugal | 1% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Uses cotton in only a few products, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good. It doesn't show where its cotton comes from. The "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
- Publishes supplier list
- Proves a living wage for part of its supply chain only
Research notes Fair Wear member since 2012, rated Leader again in its 2025 Brand Performance Check (score 83). It makes clothing, footwear and hardware at 26 factories, mainly in Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Laos and Indonesia; Vietnam was over 60% of value in 2021, and newer country shares are not published. In 2023, 8 of 17 factories in China and Vietnam paid average wages meeting a living wage benchmark. It has no dated target. Sold in Australia through retailers such as END. (AUD prices).
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Wear | Member | Fair Wear member since 2012, rated Leader in the 2025 Brand Performance Check with a score of 83. View |
| Ethical Clothing Australia | Not listed | Not in the Ethical Clothing Australia brand directory. View |
| B Corp directory | Not listed | No B Corp certification is referenced in company or third-party sources. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No supply chain labour allegations against Haglöfs surfaced. View |
Confirmed issues 3
Only confirmed problems are listed, and old ones drop off after 10 to 15 years. A problem the company has fully put right no longer counts against it, and nor does one it finds and is fixing itself. How problems are counted
| Last recorded | What happened | Made amends? |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fair Wear audits in 2025 found forced labour warning signs at two Vietnamese factories, including a gate pass system limiting workers leaving at lunch and overtime that could not be confirmed as voluntary; health and safety made up over half of findings (Haglöfs Sustainability Report 2025). Source · archived copyFound and being fixed by the company Not counted against the grade while the company is actively fixing it, because it found and published it itself. | PartlyThe gate pass practice was stopped and overtime consent moved to daily signed forms; 25% of open corrective action plans were fully closed in 2025. |
| 2023 | Fair Wear audits of four Vietnamese supplier factories in 2023 found 97 issues, including restricted worker movement and non-voluntary overtime at two factories, no age-verification checks at one, and pay below local living wage estimates at all four (Haglöfs Social Report 2023). Source · archived copyFound and being fixed by the company Not counted against the grade while the company is actively fixing it, because it found and published it itself. | PartlyCorrective action plans agreed and followed up with the factories. |
| 2023 | Workers at factories in China and Vietnam filed two Fair Wear helpline complaints in 2023 over delayed wages and unpaid severance (Haglöfs Social Report 2023). Source · archived copyFound by a scheme it belongs to, being fixed Not counted against the grade while the company is actively fixing it, because an independent scheme it chose to join found it. | YesFair Wear reports both complaints were resolved. |
Sources and actions
Sources 8
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- Fair Wear: Haglöfs brand page · search the archive · Member since April 2012; benchmarking score 83; Brand Performance Checks 2013-2025.
- Fair Wear Brand Performance Check: Haglöfs AB 2022 · archived copy · Leader; production in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Turkey, Vietnam, Portugal and Sweden; Vietnam over 60% of FOB in 2021; full supplier list published; pays share of target wage at 25% of volume; nine complaints.
- FashionUnited: LionRock acquires outdoor brand Haglöfs · search the archive · LionRock Capital bought Haglöfs from Asics in December 2023.
- Haglöfs earns Fair Wear Leader status (press release, Dec 2025) · search the archive · Leader status with 83 points in the 2025 Brand Performance Check; owned by LionRock Capital since December 2023.
- Haglöfs Social Report 2023 · archived copy · 34 manufacturers in 16 countries; 8 of 17 factories in China and Vietnam meet a living wage benchmark; four helpline complaints; 2023 Fair Wear audit findings at four Vietnamese factories.
- END. Clothing Australia: Haglöfs · search the archive · Haglöfs products sold to Australia in AUD.
- Haglöfs Social Report 2022 (sourcing country split by FOB) · search the archive · Where its products are made
Published by Haglöfs or its owner
- Haglöfs Sustainability Report 2025 · search the archive · 26 tier 1 factories; public factory list; 10 factory audits in 2025 with forced labour indicators at two Vietnamese factories; no helpline complaints in 2025; 231 employees; owner LionRock Capital.
Company details
- Owned by
- LionRock Capital
- Headquarters
- Sweden
- Employees
- About 231
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Haglöfs ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/haglofs, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What On Track means
Better-graded outdoor
Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.
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